Being on thin ice nothing new to Kings

With a wry grin, Sutter dropped an eyebrow-raising tidbit Monday when he told reporters that he had needed “to make a decision” about whether to start Quick or backup goalie Martin Jones before Game 2.

Sutter even floated the idea that Quick might be injured or ill. Quick has allowed 12 goals in five periods in this series. Jones, a rookie, played the third period of Game 1 and stopped all four shots he faced.

Asked if starting Jones was a possibility in Game 3, Sutter grinned and said, “Of course.” Quick, the MVP of the 2012 playoffs, and recognized as one of the best goalies in the world, isn’t likely to lose his job.

DUBIOUS HISTORY

The Kings allowed seven consecutive goals in their Game 2 loss, but that wasn’t the franchise’s worst in-game run ever in the playoffs. In a 1981 first-round game against the New York Rangers, the Kings led 2-1 in the first period, then allowed nine consecutive goals and lost 10-3.

Game 2 marked the fifth time that the Kings allowed at least seven consecutive goals in a playoff game. The Sharks set a playoff record with their seven consecutive goals within a game.

ROSTER MOVE

The Kings sent rookie forward Linden Vey, a healthy scratch in Games 1 and 2, to their AHL affiliate in Manchester, N.H. The open roster spot could be used to call up a veteran such as center Colin Fraser.

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